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- To the receiver of this game,
- Sorry, this was the best I could do in the way of doc's. I have copied
- out the Quick Reference Card for your convenience, since the manualS
- were hundreds of pages long.
-
- * Front Page Sports; Football. *
- Needs: 80386SX or better, 640K, DOS 5.0, VGA, Hard Drive.
- Recommended: Mouse, Joystick(s), Sound Card [Thunderboard, SoundBlaster,
- Pas Plus/16, MT-32, Compatibles], 2MB RAM, Expanded Memory.
-
-
- Game Play Quick Reference:
-
- Keyboard and Joystick Equivalents
- The keypad keys emulate the eight directions of the joystick.
- - 'Enter' or 'Spacebar' may be used as button 'A'.
- - 'Ctrl', 'Alt', or 'Shift' may be used as button 'B'.
- Mouse control is only available on menu screens and in the play editor,
- not during game play.
-
- Keyboard Command Keys
- Esc - Quit and save game, quit practice
- F1 - Access Game Settings screen
- J - Calibrate Joysticks
- S - Toggle sounds effects on/off
- Tab - View instant replay after game
- P - Pause Game
- N - Toggle numbers on/off
- H - Toggle shadows on/off
- M - Toggle hash marks on/off
- G - Toggle goal posts on/off
- C - Toggle stadium (crowds) on/off
- T - Toggle field texture on/off
- 1 to 9 - Change camera (view)
- Backspace - Restart play in practice
-
- Audible Prompts
- Offensive audible default settings:
- Joystick up - Pass: deep
- Joystick down - Pass: short
- Joystick left - Run: outside
- Joystick right - Run: inside
- Defensive audible default settings:
- Joystick up - Pass coverage: Man to man
- Joystick down - Pass coverarage: Zone
- Joystick left - Run coverage: Outside
- Joystick right - Run coverage: Inside
-
- Action Modes
- Basic Mode
- You start each play, call time-outs and audibles, but do not control
- players
- Standard Mode
- After the snap, the computer will control players until you take
- control with the joystick or keybaord. On offense, you control the ball
- carrier. On defense, you control any player you choose and may switch
- players during the play.
- Advanced Mode
- You *must* control nearly every action of a player on the field. On
- offense, you control the ball carrier. On defense, you may control any
- player and may switch players during a play.
-
- Action Mode Functions (Letters indicate the functions available for each
- Action mode - Basic [B], Standard [S], Advanced [A].)
-
- Audibles [B,S,A]
- Press and hold button B before the snap, then hold the joystick up,
- down, left, or right, release button B. To call a fake audible, press
- and release button B before the snap while leaving the joystick cen-
- tered.
-
- Break Tackle [S,A]
- When the player has a ball, press button B to try a stiff arm or spin
- move.
-
- Dive [S,A]
- Press button A with the joystuck pushed in the direction you want to
- dive.
-
- Fair Catch Signal [S,A]
- On punt returns and kickoffs, press button B while the ball is in the
- air.
-
- Kicking [S,A]
- The angle bar (left side) will start moving up and down. Press button A
- to select the angle of the kick. The aiming cursor (top window) will start
- moving left and right. Press button A to stop the aiming cursor at the
- desired point. On FG's/PAT's and punt, the center will snap the ball. On
- kickoffs, the kicker will run forward and kick the ball.
-
- Leap [S,A]
- Press button A with the joystick centered to leap straight up.
-
- Pass - check-off [S,A]
- Press button B to enter Passing mode and select the first receiver on the
- checking list. Press button B to select the next receiver on the checking
- list. Press button B again to select sideline (throw pass away). Press
- button B to exit passing mode.
-
- Pass - timed [A]
- Press button B to enter Passing mode and select a pre-assigned pass loca-
- tion. Press button B again to exeit passing mode.
-
- Pass - bullet [S,A]
- While in passing mode, breifly press button A to throw a bullet pass.
-
- Pass - lob [S,A]
- Hold button A longer to throw a lob.
-
- Receiving [S,A]
- Between the time the pass is thrown and the time it reaches the catch zone,
- you may take control of the receiver by pressing button B.
-
- Snap ball [B,S,A]
- Press button A.
-
- Switch player [S,A]
- {Before the snap} Press button A until the cursor appears over the desired
- player. You may switch to any linebacker or defensive back on the screen.
- {After the snap} Press button B to switch to the player closest to the ball
- or catch zone.
-
- Time-out [B,S,A]
- {Before the snap} Press and hold button B then press button A.
-